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G. W. & A. 0. SANFORD.

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N0.-258,609. Patented May 30,1882.

WITNESSES I V l/vvf/vro/ d} Y MW 1 Attorney GEORGE W. SANFORD AND AARONO. SANFORD, OF WINSTED, CONN.

CLOCK-BELL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 258,609, dated May 30,1882.

Application filed March 3,1882. (No model.) 4

To all whom tt may concern:

Be it known that we, GEO. W. SANFORD and AARON O. SANFORD, of Winsted,in the county of Litchfield and State of Connecticut, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Clock-Bells; and we do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itpertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to an improvementin wire clock-bells, the objectbeing to provide an article of this character which shall have a greatlyimproved quality of tone, and which shall combine simplicity ofconstruction with durability in use.

With this end in view our invention consists in certain details ofconstruction and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafterdescribed, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of aclock bell or gong constructed in accordance with our invention, andFig. 2 is a view thereof in end elevation.

The bell-wire Aconsists of a fiat wire coiled edgewise, its inner endbeing secured, by soldering or otherwise, to a metallic collet, B,adapted to be secured to the sounding-disk O by means of a screw, D,which enters a hole, E, therein. The said sounding-disk O is cast on abent wire, F, which is inserted into the mold wherein the disk isformed, the ends of the wire being flattened and perforated to receivethe screws G, which secure the bell to the clock-case. Small rubberwashers H, interposed between the flattened ends of the wire F and theclock-case, constitute an elastic support for the bell and improve thequality of its tone.

When a bell constructed in accordance with our invention is struck witha suitable hammer a clear tone of low pitch is produced, which will beprolonged with beautiful effect.

Other devices than those shown may be resorted to for securing thesounding-disk to the clock-case, and the bell-wire may be secured to thedisk in a different manner. We would therefore have it understood thatwe do not limit ourselves to the exact construction and arrangement ofparts shown and described, but that we hold ourselves at liberty to makesuch slight changes and alterations as fairly fall within thespiritandscope of our invention.

Having fully described Our-invention, what we claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A clock-bell consisting of a bell-wire fastened to a sounding-diskand a wire fastened to the sounding-disk and crossed beneath the same,the ends of the wire being perforated for the insertion offastening-screws, substantiall y as set forth.

2. A clock-bell consisting of a bell-wire fastened to a sounding-diskand a supportingwire on which the sounding-disk is cast, substantiallyas set forth.

3. The combination, with the sounding-disk, bell-wire, andsupportingwire, of the rubber 'washers interposed between the ends ofthe supporting-wire and clock-case, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof we have signedthis specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE W. SANFORD. AARON O. SANFORD. Witnesses:

HARRY BLAKE, SAMUEL A. HERMAN.

